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bear arms to carry weapons The court stated that the right of an individual to keep and bear arms is not guaranteed by the Second Amendment. Usage notes: usually used in the phrases right to bear arms and keep and bear arms How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In some governments the power is vested not only in those who bear arms, but also in those who have borne them. A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. |
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